Mid-Century Modern Series | Anchor Hocking Fire King | For Collectors and Resellers | History
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
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We kick off our new Mid-Century Era Series with an atomic blast! In this series, Victoria is sharing her knowledge as a veteran Mid-Century Modern Collector and Reseller (Dealer) along with pieces from her personal collection! Today she is talking about the history of Anchor Hocking's fire proof line of ovenware dishes called Fire-King. This video serves an introduction to the history of Fire-King and it's line of collectible dishes. Be sure to let us know when you like our videos by giving us a thumbs up and subscribing to our channel. Thanks for stopping by!
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Thank you for putting this video on AH/FK together, I have been a Pyrex collector for the last several months and am just getting to learn about FK. I now am the proud owner of tulip nesting splash bowls and looking to acquire more. Super helpful, thanks Victoria!
Oh yay! I went antiquing the other day while I was in Ohio and saw a set of Tulip bowls but they were way too expensive for me. You are so lucky!! Thanks for watching.
@@SuperGeeked Yeah, my set was not cheap. I found it thru Facebook Marketplace. The best price for a complete set runs from $150-175 and they may not be immaculate.
Omg I can’t believe you have so much of the Blue Heaven! Even though we did 100+ estate sales, we NEVER found that pattern!
I have no idea how I got so lucky...must have manifested it! ha
So helpful, thank you!!
Aw, thank you! That means so much!!
So many cool patterns, some look familiar to me! Now I'm going to go raid my mother's kitchen to look for some of these lol. I knew I recognized the mug from BobBuys! I'm always so impressed with your research.
Do it! I want to see what you find!! Thank you, I'm just such a history nerd.
IN THE 1920'S AND EARLY 30'S YOU WOULD A BOWL OR SAUCER IN THE CEREAL BOXES, I ACTUALLY OWN THE MORGUE PIECES, ONE SPOUT 2 SPOUT, RARE JADEITE SINCE 1900'S TO 1945 AND ALL RESTAURANT WARE. BUT I HAVE AN EXCELLENT COLLECTION FROM THE MORGUE, MEANING ONLY FEW EXIST AND THEY NEVER MADE AGAIN, SAMPLES,
How exciting! I would love to see photos!! My friend is big into restaurant ware. I am pretty niche in what I like.
I have Jadite . It started by cereal bowls from my husbands grandmother!
I love jadite so much. There is just not anything else like it.
What a great educational video!! I’m obsess with your glasses, can you please let me know what brand they are?? Thank you!!❤
Thank you so much! They are Zenni Optical.
Ohhhhhh, I want those blue heaven placemats for my mother in law
If you find some, let me know! I would love to have some too!!
@@SuperGeeked definitely! I have a lady that looks out for stuff! If I can find some I'll let you know!
Great video great info look forward to seeing more. thanks for sharing
Aw, thank you! I've been collecting Mid-Century since I was 10 years old, before I knew it had a name. It means a lot to find a community of people that like it too.
I also have baby bootles, carefes, milk bootles and all the books printed 1980's 90's xoxo
So cool. I collect Mid-Century etiquette, home-ec, dating and child rearing books.
I collect *Blue Heaven* by Royal China. I don't have any oven proof items yet. 😊
Aren't those neat? I recently got some more of the ovenproof ones. I just love them!
Great information even though I don't collect. Have a few pieces of random depression glass that are hand me downs. Do have almost a whole set of the Fire King Forest Green dinnerware, but am planning on donating the set since I don't prefer the color. The bowls are missing.
I just love learning about the history even if I don't collect them. ALSO I love passing items along or selling them to make room for a new direction in my collection. I call it cycling...making room for new items that I want more. Or I will enjoy collecting something for a few years and then will start collecting other things. I used to collect ceramic panthers but I sold them all. That's just an example. Thank you so much for watching!
Great video! Jammed packed with information and examples and very well presented. thank you...since you said you like questions, I have a Fire King 409 white loaf pan with gold trim and gold wheat sheaves that looks more like a crown in the center of the base of the dish but no design on the outside. Not the wheat pattern I see on line. Haven't found anything similar to this one. Are you familiar with this?
Ooooh I would love to help you research. Do you have instagram? If so, will you send me a photo to @theSuperGeeked.
v'ger requires this information!!!!!
I'm Super Geeked you just dropped a Star Trek reference on my video! 😂
@@SuperGeeked I'm just glad you understood it and yes it is lol.
@@SuperGeeked And i thought of that because i was wondering what if in the star trek universe if people from star fleet or trek would be into collecting.
Love your videos. Have 2 questions: are there fire kings from japan. I'd assume they're repros. Also, I can't find the soda style glasses (with handles) but see them for sale in pretty colors. It is embossed fire king on the bottom Is this real fire king; would you know about when? THANK YOU
No, the original Fire King was made in the US. But there was a reproduction made in around 2012 that I believe maybe was made in Japan. Would you send me a photo of the glasses to my instagram? I'd be happy to help you identify what you are looking for!
WHY DON'T THEY DO THIS ANYMOREEEEE???? I'd gladly pay a lil extra for it too!!! It would be fun to get a little dish or cup inside my oatmeal or laundry powder! (if they still made GOOD laundry powder anymore!!!)
I know, seriously! There are things I wish we had from that era!!
@@SuperGeeked They took everything away from us! For example I literally flipped my lid this afternoon cuz I discovered the bastards at Popsicle got rid of the bubble gum eyes on my fn Spongebob pop!!! HOW!!!!????
I have dishes from my mother and my grand mother , and I just found out I have fire king! I have 4 pieces of press cut, a little jay plate who’s seen better days, and I also have 3 heavy nesting mixing bowls with black ribbing . One green, one red and one blue . Any idea when they were produced? Thanks a lot for your video!
Thank you so much for watching! Much of my collection was either started with heirlooms or inspired by them which I eventually inherited. That makes them even more special! Do you have Instagram? If so, I would love to see your bowls and try to help you identify them. I have a great Fire-King resource book that may help. My ig is theSuperGeeked
Do you happen to know if the small swirl Jadeite bowl ever came unmarked?
The only ones that aren't marked are the modern reproductions. But they are still pretty!!
do you know what colors contain uranium? i have a peach luster, one stamped fire king and another stamped Anchor Hocking. I see the the jade-ite associated with uranium online alot but i dont see much information for the other colors. Thanks for you video !
This is a great question! Anything made post WWII wouldn't contain uranium. As far as I know, the Anchor Hocking Jade-ite did not contain uranium but there were other companies that made glassware in the same jade color: McKee & Jeanette. In fact, they were the earliest versions of glassware in this color that Anchor Hocking took inspiration from. And they DO contain uranium. I hope this helps a little!!
I have a 1 qt casserole dish with meadow green (no lid) and the design is off-center. The bottom has all the proper logos and numbers. It says 436 above Anchor Hocking and #21 above Made in USA. It also says USA under 1 qt. Can you tell me if this is a fake or a mistake? Thanks
I doubt it is a fake. It is probably a misprint. The 436 is the style number of the mold. Yours has the curled under handle style. 21 would be the print. Hope this helps!
I thought it probably wasn't a fake, because I have other pieces. Does it make it worth any more money? And thanks for the previous answer.
Unfortunately, not really but there are people that like to collect these because they are one offs. So I would for sure list it with words like rare, hard to find, highly collectible, one of a kind, etc.
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Thank you so very much. That is very helpful information. I love your video, by the way.
Hello, I stumbled across your video searching for the set I have acquired. I have the grape design but it isn’t clear like yours it’s more of a milk glass. Do you happen to have any information on that set? Thank you for any help!
Hello, if you message me on Instagram with photos, I am happy to help you try to identify it!!
does vintage Pyrex or vintage ceramic ware contain lead
Yes, those sorts of things weren't regulated back then but many of us have been using these dishes for generations and I have never heard of any side effects from it. Hope that helps.
@@SuperGeeked thanks for getting back to me so fast good to know have a lovely day.
Issues from lead absorption do not show up quickly. You can buy a home lead testing kit to check your pieces and your dr can run a test for lead levels.
Are the pieces with fire king embossed backwards rare?
I wouldn't say rare. However, they aren't common. The reason they are printed that way was so you could read them from looking inside the bowl.
I actually have 3 peach luster pieces that have the backwards embossing
That's so cool! I love the peach luster.
How are you legit the coolest person?
Pssssshhhhhh, I wish!
I would love to talk with you about my Fire King. I have just started collecting. Are you on Facebook
I'm on instagram! Super Geeked over there too.
I'm not on IG. What is your ebay store? I have found some Blue Heaven on there. I just started collecting those pieces is how I found you!